Quebec’s Davie Shipbuilding has become the third entity to join Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), ensuring a multi-billion dollar initial batch of orders for seven icebreakers and two large hybrid-powered ferries.
“Together, we will bridge a strategic shipbuilding gap and create guaranteed capacity for future fleet renewal at Canada’s largest shipbuilder,” said James Davies, president and CEO of Davie. “We can now get to work delivering the icebreakers Canada urgently needs to meet its growing responsibilities as an international Arctic presence, while fulfilling its critical southern wintertime mission to keep our economy flowing.”
The National Shipbuilding Strategy is a long-term project to renew Canada’s federal fleet of combat and non-combat vessels. The other shipbuilders who are part of the pact are Irving Shipbuilding and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards.
